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A shelter house, not far from Bucharest, is a new home for several former victims of human trafficking. Spending up to two years in the shelter, the survivors of the trafficking learn here how to live a normal life. They have food and protection, undergo psychological treatment, build self confidence, complete their high-school education or attend professional courses. Girls as young as 14 years eventually found their home here, after they had been sold, beaten, raped and forced to prostitution.